Mindfulness really is a foundational habit for happiness and mental health. Mindfulness allows for awareness of negative thoughts and bad habits, creates the space to make changes, and can even set one up to see life and to live life more positively. As with many...
Not surprisingly, given the URL of this site, most of my blog articles focus on happiness and positive psychology. More often than not I try to focus on practical strategies that will help you (and me) live a good life. At the same time, however,...
There are numerous constructs we know definitively contribute to happiness and wellbeing. And one of those is optimism. There's absolutely no doubt that optimists are happier than pessimists; and further, they have better quality relationships, they're healthier and they live longer (to mention just a...
I've spent much of my life trying to perfect productivity strategies. And I'm a big fan of hard work and accomplishment. But increasingly, I've learned that rest and recovery is just as important; one can't work hard and achieve if one doesn't allow time for...
I don't know about you but one of my problems, and I have MANY problems, is that I spend too much time thinking. This is also one of my strengths, because I've essentially made a career and a life out of thinking, but there's no...
It's an undeniable truth that "you only live once". But "YOLO" has become a cliche for living it up or even for hedonism. None of this is necessarily bad or wrong, but real happiness is something more than the pithy social media slogans. So if...
This is NOT necessarily a new or surprising finding. For thousands upon thousands of years, almost every major religion and many great philosophical thinkers have, in one way or other, advocated for the practice of gratitude and appreciation. Giving thanks, is indubitably, a significant contributor...
There are numerous things we can all do to create more happiness. But those things will differ for different people. And for many of us, what we need to do for happiness will even vary from day to day or week to week. So for...
It's sometimes referred to as a sign of insanity but it's most definitely not! Rather, talking to oneself can be healthy and positive; as long as it's done in a helpful way. The fact is, we all engage in self-talk so you might as well...
As I've said MANY TIMES before ...